berberis

/ ˈbɜːbərɪs /

noun

1. any shrub of the berberidaceous genus Berberis See barberry

Word History and Origins

Origin of berberis¹

C19: from Medieval Latin, of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Berberis Thunbergii, or Barberry, makes a fine hedge, on account of its beautiful foliage and scarlet fruit.

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Red-tinted Berberis always looks well alone, if three or four branches are boldly cut from two to three feet long.

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It is not a Bamboo at all, but allied to Berberis; the Chinese plant it for good luck near their houses.

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The berries of Berberis are edible; those of the native barberry are sometimes made into preserves.

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We have before us an Æcidium on leaves of Berberis vulgaris, collected at Berne by Shuttleworth in 1833.

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